Architects are all too familiar with the threat of fire. The threat is not a new one; fire is one of the biggest risks to the built environment – as well as natural resources and life. Modern codes dictate construction types, structure height, building area, and egress distance in order to protect occupants from fire. …
Documenting America’s Architectural Legacy
First created during the New Deal of the 1930s, the heritage documentation programs of the National Park Service have been recording and archiving our national architectural history for over 85 years. The three programs are the Historic American Building Survey (HABS), the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and the Historic American Landscape Survey (HALS). Their …
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2018 AIA South Dakota Design Awards announced
2018 HONOR AWARDS go to: TSP Inc. of Sioux Falls in the category of Architecture for its design of the DSU Beacom Institute of Technology in Madison Koch Hazard Architects of Sioux Falls in the category of Architecture for its design of the renovation of the South Dakota State Capitol Law Library in Pierre South …
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